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10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is: (i) necessary or appropriate in 

the public interest; (ii) for the protection 

of investors; or (iii) otherwise in 

furtherance of the purposes of the Act. 

If the Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include file number SR– 

BX–2024–004 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to file 

number SR–BX–2024–004. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549 on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. Do not include 

personal identifiable information in 

submissions; you should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. We may redact in 

part or withhold entirely from 

publication submitted material that is 

obscene or subject to copyright 

protection. All submissions should refer 

to file number SR–BX–2024–004, and 

should be submitted on or before March 

13, 2024. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

35131; File No. 812–15488] 

Barings Corporate Investors, et al. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’). 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice of application for an order 

(‘‘Order’’) under sections 17(d) and 57(i) 

of the Investment Company Act of 1940 

(the ‘‘Act’’) and rule 17d–1 under the 

Act to permit certain joint transactions 

otherwise prohibited by sections 17(d) 

and 57(a)(4) of the Act and rule 17d–1 

under the Act. 

Summary of Application: Applicants 

request an order to amend a previous 

order granted by the Commission that 

permits certain business development 

companies (‘‘BDCs’’) and closed-end 

management investment companies to 

co-invest in portfolio companies with 

each other and with certain affiliated 

investment entities. 

Applicants: Barings Corporate 

Investors, Barings Global Short Duration 

High Yield Fund, CI Subsidiary Trust, 

Barings Participation Investors, PI 

Subsidiary Trust, Barings LLC, 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance 

Company, C.M. Life Insurance 

company, Barings Finance LLC, Tower 

Square Capital Partners IV, L.P., Tower 

Square Capital Partners IV–A, L.P., 

Barings BDC, Inc., Energy Hardware 

Holdings, Inc., SIC Investment Holdings 

LLC, Barings Private Credit Corporation, 

Barings Capital Investment Corporation, 

BCIC Holdings, Inc., Barings Private 

Equity Opportunities and Commitments 

Fund, Barings Global Credit Fund 

(LUX)—Segregated Loan Account 5, 

Barings Segregated Loans 5 S.A` R.L., 

BAYVK R Private Debt SCS, SICAV–FIS, 

BAYVK R PD 1 Loan S.A` R.L., Barings 

Umbrella Fund plc—Barings European 

High Yield Bond Fund, Barings Global 

Investment Funds plc—Barings 

European Loan Fund, Barings European 

Loan Limited, BCF Europe Funding 

Limited, BCF Senior Funding I 

Designated Activity Company, BCF 

Senior Funding I LLC, MassMutual 

Global Floating Rate Fund, Barings 

Umbrella Fund plc—Barings Global 

High Yield Bond Fund, Barings Global 

Investment Funds 2 plc—Barings Global 

High Yield Credit Strategies Fund, 

Barings Global High Yield Credit 

Strategies Limited, Barings Global 

Investment Funds plc—Barings Global 

Loan Fund, Barings Global Loan 

Limited, Barings Global Credit Fund 

(LUX)—Barings Global Private Loan 

Fund, Barings Global Private Loans 1 

S.A` R.L., Barings Umbrella Fund plc— 

Barings Global Senior Secured Bond 

Fund, Barings CMS Fund, LP, Barings 

Umbrella Fund plc—Barings U.S. High 

Yield Bond Fund, Barings Direct 

Lending 2018 LP, Barings European 

Direct Lending 1 L.P., Barings European 

Direct Lending 1 S.A` R.L., Barings 

Global Credit Fund (LUX)—Barings 

European Private Loan Fund II, Barings 

European Private Loans 2 S.A` R.L., 

Barings Global Credit Fund (LUX)— 

Barings European Private Loan Fund III, 

Barings European Private Loans 3 S.A`

R.L., Barings Global Credit Fund 

(LUX)—Barings European Private Loan 

Fund III (A), Barings European Private 

Loans 3A S.A` R.L., Barings Global 

Investment Funds plc—Barings Global 

Loan and High Yield Bond Fund, 

Barings Global Loan and High Yield 

Bond Limited, Barings Global 

Investment Funds plc—Barings Global 

Loan Select Responsible Exclusions 

Fund, Barings Global Loan Select 

Responsible Exclusions Limited, 

Barings Global Credit Fund (LUX)— 

Barings Global Private Loan Fund 2, 

Barings Global Private Loans 2 S.A` R.L., 

Barings Global Credit Fund (LUX)— 

Barings Global Private Loan Fund 3, 

Barings Global Private Loans 3 S.A` R.L., 

Barings Global Private Loan Fund 4 

SCSp, Barings Global Private Loans 4 

S.A` R.L., Barings Global Private Loan 

Fund 4(S) SCSp, Barings Global Private 

Loans 4(S) S.A` R.L., Barings Global 

Credit Fund (LUX)—Segregated Loan 

Account 3, Barings Segregated Loans 3 

S.A` R.L., Barings Global Credit Fund 

(LUX)—Segregated Loan Account 1, 

Barings Segregated Loans 1 S.A` R.L., 

Barings Global Credit Fund (LUX)— 

Segregated Loan Account 2, Barings 

Segregated Loans 2 S.A` R.L., Barings 

Global Investment Funds plc—Global 

Private Loan Strategy Fund 1, Barings 

Global Private Loan Strategy 1 Limited, 

Barings Global Credit Fund (LUX)— 

Segregated Loan Account 4, Barings 

Global Credit Fund (LUX)—Segregated 

Loan Account 6, Barings Segregated 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

Loans 6 S.A` R.L., Barings SLA 6 LLC, 

Barings SS4 (LUX) LLC, Barings 

Umbrella Fund (LUX)—Barings Global 

Special Situations Credit Fund 4 (LUX) 

Fund, Barings Global Special Situations 

Credit 4 (LUX) S.A` R.L., Barings Global 

Credit Fund (LUX)—Barings Global 

Special Situations Credit Fund 3, 

Barings Global Special Situations Credit 

3 S.A` R.L., Barings Global Umbrella 

Fund—Barings Developed and Emerging 

Markets High Yield Bond Fund, 

Barings—MM Revolver Fund LP, 

Barings North American Private Loan 

Fund (Cayman)-A, L.P., Barings North 

American Private Loan Fund, L.P., 

Barings North American Private Loan 

Fund (Cayman), LP, Barings Small 

Business Fund, L.P., Barings Middle 

Market CLO Ltd. 2017–I, Barings CLO 

Ltd. 2018–I, Barings CLO Ltd. 2018–II, 

Barings CLO Ltd. 2018–III, Barings CLO 

Ltd. 2018–IV, Barings Middle Market 

CLO Ltd. 2018–I, Barings CLO Ltd. 

2019–I, Barings CLO Ltd. 2019–II, 

Barings CLO Ltd. 2019–III, Barings 

Middle Market CLO Ltd. 2019–I, Barings 

CLO Ltd. 2020–1, Barings CLO Ltd. 

2020–IV, Barings CLO Ltd. 2021–I, 

Barings CLO Ltd. 2021–II, Barings CLO 

Ltd. 2021–III, Barings Middle Market 

CLO Ltd. 2021–I, Barings CLO Ltd. 

2016–II, Babson CLO Ltd. 2014–I, 

Barings CLO Ltd. 2015–I, Barings CLO 

Ltd. 2016–I, Barings CLO Ltd. 2017–I, 

Barings U.S. High Yield Collective 

Investment Fund, MassMutual High 

Yield Fund, MassMutual Ascend Life 

Insurance Company, MassMutual Trad 

Private Equity LLC, Barings Global 

Investment Funds plc—Global MultiCredit Strategy Fund 1, Barings Global 

Multi-Credit Strategy 1 Limited, Barings 

Global Investment Funds 2 plc—Global 

Multi-Credit Strategy Fund 3, Barings 

Global Multi-Credit Strategy 3 Limited, 

Barings Global Investment Funds plc— 

Global Multi-Credit Strategy Fund 4, 

Barings Global Multi-Credit Strategy 4 

Limited, BME SCSp, BME Investment 

S.A` R.L., Barings North American 

Private Loan Fund II (Cayman)-A, LP, 

NAPLF (Cayman)-A Senior Funding I 

LLC, Barings North American Private 

Loan Fund II (Cayman), L.P., NAPLF 

(Cayman) Senior Funding I LLC, Barings 

North American Private Loan Fund II 

(Unlevered), L.P., NAPLF Senior 

Funding I LLC, NAPLF (Cayman)-A 

Senior Funding II LLC, NAPLF 

(Cayman) Senior Funding II LLC, 

OTPP—BNAPLF II LP, OTPP—BNAPLF 

II Funding LP, Barings Global Special 

Situations Credit Fund 4 (Delaware) 

L.P., Tryon Street Funding III Ltd., 

Barings Global Investment Funds plc— 

European Loan Strategy Fund 1, Barings 

European Loan Strategy 1 Limited, BPC 

Funding LLC, and BPCC Holdings, Inc. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on July 20, 2023, and amended on 

October 25, 2023 and December 4, 2023. 

Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An 

order granting the requested relief will 

be issued unless the Commission orders 

a hearing. Interested persons may 

request a hearing on any application by 

emailing the SEC’s Secretary at 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving 

the Applicants with a copy of the 

request by email, if an email address is 

listed for the relevant Applicant below, 

or personally or by mail, if a physical 

address is listed for the relevant 

Applicant below. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on March 11, 2024, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the 

Act, hearing requests should state the 

nature of the writer’s interest, any facts 

bearing upon the desirability of a 

hearing on the matter, the reason for the 

request, and the issues contested. 

Persons who wish to be notified of a 

hearing may request notification by 

emailing the Commission’s Secretary at 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The Commission: 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: 

Jill Dinerman, Chief Legal Officer, 

Barings LLC at jill.dinerman@

barings.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Cook, Senior Counsel, or Terri 

Jordan, Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6825 

(Division of Investment Management, 

Chief Counsel’s Office). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

Applicants’ representations, legal 

analysis, and conditions, please refer to 

Applicants’ second amended and 

restated application, dated December 4, 

2023, which may be obtained via the 

Commission’s website by searching for 

the file number at the top of this 

document, or for an Applicant using the 

Company name search field, on the 

SEC’s EDGAR system. The SEC’s 

EDGAR system may be searched at 

http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/ 

legacy/companysearch.html. You may 

also call the SEC’s Public Reference 

Room at (202) 551–8090. 

For the Commission, by the Division 

of Investment Management, under 

delegated authority. 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–99538; File No. SR– 

NYSEARCA–2024–13] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Amend the NYSE Arca 

Equities Fees and Charges 

February 14, 2024. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on February 

1, 2024, NYSE Arca, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca’’ 

or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed 

rule change as described in Items I, II, 

and III below, which Items have been 

prepared by the Exchange. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend the 

NYSE Arca Equities Fees and Charges 

(‘‘Fee Schedule’’) to introduce 

additional base credit adjustments for 

Lead Market Makers for Adding 

Displayed Liquidity in certain assigned 

Exchange Traded Products listed on the 

Exchange. The Exchange proposes to 

implement the proposed changes 

effective February 1, 2024.The proposed 

rule change is available on the 

Exchange’s website at www.nyse.com, at 

the principal office of the Exchange, and 

at the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization included 

statements concerning the purpose of, 

and basis for, the proposed rule change 

and discussed any comments it received 

on the proposed rule change. The text 

of those statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The Exchange has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections A, B, and C below, 

of the most significant parts of such 

statements. 


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